Once in a while, I’ll be writing short reviews of things on my hard drive that are probably already old but I haven’t gotten around to. They’ll be very informal and less analytical. The music will be chosen at random, too, so complete disorganization is assured.
Archive – Controlling Crowds – This is the first release [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘dance’
August 25, 2009
Five Spot: Five Album Reviews
July 17, 2009
Album Review: The Phenomenal Handclap Band – The Phenomenal Handclap Band
The Phenomenal Handclap Band have generated a huge buzz, and with an album like this as their introduction to most of the world, it’s no wonder. A wide array of multi-tasking band members gives PHB the ability to emulate one of the major elements of the band’s genesis – club, dance, and DJ music – [...]
June 3, 2009
Album Review: Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship
Beacons of Ancestorship brings Tortoise’s sound firmly into the future. Once known for their majestic, open-ended post-rock instrumentals, the band have turned engineer John McEntire’s fascination with breakbeats and off-kilter rhythms into an altogether new venture.
The album gives listeners a clear indication of where Tortoise’s sound is probably headed. Change is manifested in dense, [...]
May 4, 2009
Live: BoomBox and Bitch Please, April 30, 2009, Raleigh, NC
BoomBox and Bitch Please unfurled a nearly nonstop night of music at Raleigh’s Pour House Music Hall on the last day of April. Unrelenting dance beats and lengthy instrumental journeys ruled the night as the pair of duos kept an eager crowd dancing until the last note.
Bitch Please, out of Lexington, Kentucky, kicked the party [...]
January 11, 2009
Telefon Tel Aviv – Immolate Yourself
It’s great to hear a new effort from New Orleans-based Telefon tel Aviv, since their last release was a compilation of remixes. However enjoyable that disc was, it’s been far too long since an expressly “new” collection of their electronic ideas has graced our ears. Immolate Yourself comes 5 years after their last proper disc, [...]
January 5, 2009
Josh Wink – When A Banana Was Just A Banana
Josh Wink is about to turn 40 years old, and he’s a wise one – the man has witnessed the rise and plateau of electronic music in the US firsthand. A certified innovator and landmark creative force in electronic music, Wink continues to carry the flag for deliberately trippy dance music to this day. [...]
